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Mon Dec 16, 2013, 09:03 PM

Dec 2013

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of To Kill A Mockingbird on Film

Published on Jun 25, 2012

President Obama hosted a film screening of To Kill a Mockingbird in the Family Theater at The White House to commemorate its 50th anniversary with guests including local students from Washington-Lee High School, Mary Badham Wilt, the actress who played Scout, and Veronique Peck, widow of Gregory Peck who played Atticus Finch. The President also acknowledged the American Film Institute for their commitment to the fine arts and NBC Universal and USA Network for their efforts to commemorate this important film.

Very appropriate to have this anniversary with White House support . This transformation in America is what we have needed for so long. More, we want more.

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Letter from The British Board Of Film Censors to Gregory Peck after viewing 'To Kill A Mockingbird' [View all] Are_grits_groceries Dec 2013 OP

Good find jsr Dec 2013 #1

"Kindly Defective" is now my choice for the name for my band!!! Scuba Dec 2013 #2

At that time, that term was probably considered a correct definition and inoffensive term to use. Are_grits_groceries Dec 2013 #3

+1. Nye Bevan Dec 2013 #7

Oh, yes. Yo_Mama Dec 2013 #9

When I heard Mandela speak in 1990, it was Mr Peck who introduced him, at Mandela's request. Bluenorthwest Dec 2013 #4

thank you for this niyad Dec 2013 #5

Just watched this yesterday w/the kidlets Roland99 Dec 2013 #6

I used to know a man who named his child Atticus Jack Rabbit Dec 2013 #8

Bruce Willis and Demi Moore named one of their daughters Scout after the character of Atticus's calimary Dec 2013 #10

DURec. bvar22 Dec 2013 #11

This book "To Kill A Mockingbird" ranked #1 last year among DU'ers Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #12

Once I finish "The Woman in White" I think I'll revisit the Harper Lee. Kablooie Dec 2013 #34

Wonderful, thank you. klook Dec 2013 #13

I think that being a B & W film Are_grits_groceries Dec 2013 #17

Yes - gorgeous cinematography klook Dec 2013 #21

"a courageous act of social activism" Martin Eden Dec 2013 #18

I was a kid in the Deep South when it came out. klook Dec 2013 #19

Thanks, glad to hear it. Martin Eden Dec 2013 #22

Neither was I exposed to the badwardness about the film and subject. I thought hearts would change. freshwest Dec 2013 #23

Beautiful, thank you. sheshe2 Dec 2013 #14

Mine too! nt Are_grits_groceries Dec 2013 #15

Yes, I feel like I have never left that vision, at times, that the world would change, get better. freshwest Dec 2013 #24

That is one of the best speeches. Atticus Finch's summation. sheshe2 Dec 2013 #25

Good pic. The one I posted keeps coming and going. I've posted it twice. I'll try again: freshwest Dec 2013 #27

Yes, I got it! The first one too! sheshe2 Dec 2013 #28

I can't see it there, but I found it here: freshwest Dec 2013 #30

So glad you found it, freshwest. sheshe2 Dec 2013 #32

The powerful plea of Atticus to do the right thing: freshwest Dec 2013 #31

A film for the ages, as was his summation here. sheshe2 Dec 2013 #33

I saw To Kill a Mocking Bird when I was a child, not long after it came out. Martin Eden Dec 2013 #16

I saw it as a child, too, and agree these lessons are what we need to impart to children now. n/t freshwest Dec 2013 #20

Loved him in Gentelmans Agreement, too SpcMnky Dec 2013 #26

"Gentleman's Agreement" trivia dflprincess Dec 2013 #35

Thank you for sharing that... does it not feel like we are living through similar times? SpcMnky Dec 2013 #36

Lovely malaise Dec 2013 #29